The Huddersfield and District Association League is a football competition based in the area of Huddersfield, England. It was founded in 1898. The league has a total of five senior divisions. The highest senior division, Premier Division, sits at level 14 of the English football league system and is a feeder to the West Yorkshire and Yorkshire Amateur Leagues.
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| Founded | 1898 |
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| Country | England |
| Confederation | FA |
| Divisions | 6 |
| Number of teams | 67 |
| Level on pyramid | 14–17 |
| Feeder to | Manchester League Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League West Yorkshire League Yorkshire Amateur League |
| Relegation to | none |
| Domestic cup(s) | Barlow Cup: Berry Brow Groom Cup: AFC Volunteers Richardson Cup: Honley Reserves Huddersfield FA Challenge Cup: Berry Brow Huddersfield FA Challenge Trophy: Linthwaite Athletic Reserves |
| Current champions | Premier: Linthwaite Athletic Division One: Saddleworth United Division Two: Berry Brow Reserves Division Three: Berry Brow 'A' Division Four: Kirkheaton Rovers Reserves Division Five: Deighton 'A' (2023-24) |
| Most championships | Brackenhall United[1] |
| Website | [1] |
| Current: 2023-24 | |
The league currently has 67 teams during the 2023-24 season.Linthwaite Athletic are the current champions and Berry Brow the Barlow Cup holders for 2023-24.
The most successful team in a single division since 2000, is Brackenhall United[1] with 4 championships from 2000 to 2003. The most successful team in all divisions is Newsome, with six championships starting in the now-defunct Division Five during the 1999–2000 season and ending with the Division One championship during the 2006–07 season. Newsome again won the First Division title in the 2009–10 season and the 2014-15 season.
The league generally consists of teams around Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, however there are also a few teams located in Greater Manchester including the Saddleworth area of Oldham, They compete in this league because the area these clubs are based in is historically part of West Yorkshire.There are 3 Semi professional clubs that were previous members, Emley A.F.C., Golcar United F.C. and Shelley C.F.C..
History
The league was founded in 1898.[2] In 1919, there were 42 senior clubs and 78 junior clubs in the league.[3] Throughout the league's history, the most players in the league at one time was 3,000.[2] During the 2007–08 season, there were 41 divisions of junior clubs in the Huddersfield RCD Junior Football League, based in the same area, with some teams continuing to the HDAFL.[4]
Member clubs 2019–20
The league has a system of relegation and promotion based on club success. The bottom three teams in the first division are replaced with the top three teams in the second division. The bottom three teams in the second division are replaced by the top three teams in the third division. The bottom three teams in the third division are replaced by the top three teams in the fourth division. The system has allowed teams to rise from a lower division to a higher one within several years. Newsome were playing in the now-defunct fifth division during the 2000–01 season, but rose to the first division to win the first division in 2006–07 after playing 3 seasons in the second division.
The 2019–20 constitution is as follows:
Division One
- Berry Brow
- Diggle
- Fothergill and Whittles
- Heywood Irish Centre
- Holmbridge FC
- Honley
- Linthwaite Athletic (Badgers)
- Newsome
- Scholes A.F.C
- Shepley F.C
- Skelmanthorpe A.F.C
- Slaithwaite United
Division Two
- AFC Lindley
- AFC Dalton
- Almondbury Woolpack
- Britannia Sports
- Colne Valley
- Cumberworth
- Holme Valley Academicals
- Honley
- Lepton Highlanders
- Marsden
- Moorside
- Netherton
- Scholes
- Shelley
- Slaithwaite United
Division Three
- 3D Dynamos
- Almondbury Working Mens Club
- Brighouse Athletic
- Brook Motors
- Cask
- Dalton Dynamos
- Deighton FC
- Fothergill-Whittles
- Hade Edge
- Junction
- Littleborough
- Scissett
- Uppermill
- Wooldale Wanderers
Division Four
- Cartworth Moor
- Cleckheaton AFC
- Dewsbury Town
- Flockton FC
- Golcar United
- Grange Moor Saints
Heyside FC- Kirkburton
- Mount
- Rose and Crown
- Sporting CAV (formerly Cavalry Arms)
- Westend
Champions
| Season | One | Two | Three | Four | Five |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998–99[5] | Brackenhall United | Wooldale Wanderers | Scissett | Flockton | Weavers Arms |
| 1999–2000[6] | Brackenhall United | Slaithwaite United | New Mill 94 | Weavers Arms | Brook Motors |
| 2000–01[7] | Brackenhall United | Heywood Sports | Holme Valley Academicals | Moldgreen | Newsome Working Mens Club |
| 2001–02[8] | Brackenhall United | Skelmanthorpe | Uppermill | Newsome Working Mens Club | Linthwaite Athletic |
| 2002–03[9] | Brackenhall United | Kirkburton | Newsome Working Mens Club | The Stag | Cravens |
| 2003–04[10] | Meltham Athletic | Uppermill | KKS Ashbrow | Weavers Arms | Space |
| 2004–05[11] | Meltham Athletic | Sovereign Sports | Weavers Arms | Space | Brook Motors |
| 2005–06[12] | Heywood Sports | Newsome Working Mens Club | Scholes | Westend | |
| 2006–07[13] | Newsome Working Mens Club | Britannia Sports | Westend | SC Cowlersley | |
| 2007–08[14] | Heywood Irish Centre | Sovereign Sports | Lamb Inn | Dalton Crusaders | |
| 2008–09[15] | Lepton Highlanders | Cumberworth | Scissett | Royal Dolphins | |
| 2009–10[16] | Newsome Working Mens Club | Netherton | Holmbridge | Shelley | |
| 2010–11[17] | Hepworth United | Slaithwaite United | Shelley | AFC Waterloo | |
| 2011–12[18] | Hepworth United | Scholes | Dalton Crusaders | Moldgreen Con | |
| 2012–13[19] | Uppermill | Britannia Sports | Honley | AFC Lindley | |
| 2013–14[20] | Newsome | Holmfirth Town | KKS Spartans | Royal Oak | |
| 2014–15[21] | Newsome | Heyside | Marsden | Salendine Nook | |
| 2015–16[22] | Hepworth United | Aimbry | Slaithwaite United | Almondbury Woolpack | |
| 2016–17[23] | Meltham Athletic | Berry Brow | Almondbury Woolpack | Dalton Dynamos | |
| 2017–18[24] | Heywood Irish Centre FC | Slaithwaite United | Fothergill-Whittles | Dewsbury Town | |
| 2018–19[25] | Linthwaite Athletic (Badgers) | Fothergill-Whittles | Junction | Huddersfield YMCA |